Editing Jennifer Aniston (section)

===2005–2013: Continued film success===
In 2005, Aniston appeared as an alluring woman having an affair with an advertising executive in the thriller ''[[Derailed (2005 film)|Derailed]]'', and as an obituary and wedding announcement writer in the romantic comedy ''[[Rumor Has It (film)|Rumor Has It]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Justin|last=Chang|url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117928779.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=Derailed Review|access-date=August 8, 2008|date=November 5, 2005|work=Variety|archive-date=June 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616212809/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117928779.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Roger|last=Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051222/REVIEWS/51220003/1023|title=Rumor Has It Review|access-date=August 8, 2008|date=December 23, 2005|website=RogerEbert.com|archive-date=April 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422015449/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051222%2FREVIEWS%2F51220003%2F1023|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both films were moderate box office hits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=derailed.htm|title=Derailed|access-date=November 5, 2018|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213084254/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=derailed.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumorhasit.htm|title=Rumor Has It|access-date=November 5, 2018|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052522/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumorhasit.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Aniston took on the role of a single, cash-strapped woman working as a maid in the independent drama ''[[Friends with Money]]'' (2006), which received a limited release.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Peter|last=Travers|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/7539506/review/9579226/friends_with_money|title=Friends With Money Review|access-date=August 8, 2008|date=April 4, 2006|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619062836/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/7539506/review/9579226/friends_with_money|archive-date=June 19, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Her next film was the romantic comedy ''[[The Break-Up]]'' (2006), alongside [[Vince Vaughn]], in which she starred as one half of a couple having a complicated split when both refuse to move out of the pair's recently purchased home. It received mixed reviews but grossed approximately $39.17 million during its opening weekend and $204 million worldwide.<ref name="gross">{{cite web | website=Box Office Mojo | title=The Break-Up's opening weekend gross | url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=breakup.htm | access-date=June 16, 2006 | archive-date=June 15, 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615010954/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=breakup.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s Keith Phipps gave the film a negative review, stating, "It's like watching the 'we were on a break' episode of ''Friends'' stretched to feature length, and without the blessed relief of commercial breaks or the promise of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' around the corner."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviewing the Reviews: 'The Break-Up'|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/06/02/reviewing_the_r-11|access-date=August 22, 2015|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 2, 2006|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924053309/http://www.ew.com/article/2006/06/02/reviewing_the_r-11|url-status=live}}</ref> ''CinemaBlend'' gave the film a positive review stating, "In an era of formulaic romantic movies that bear no resemblance to reality, ''The Break-Up'' offers a refreshing flipside."<ref>{{cite news|title=Movie Review The Break-Up|url=https://cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Break-Up-1594.html|access-date=August 22, 2015|website=cinemablend.com|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915110705/http://www.cinemablend.com/reviews/The-Break-Up-1594.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2006, Aniston directed the [[short subject|short film]] ''[[Room 10]]'', set in a hospital emergency room and starring [[Robin Wright]] and [[Kris Kristofferson]], as part of ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]''{{'}}s [[Reel Moments]] film series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/17/entertainment/main2099141.shtml|title=And She Directs Too, Jennifer Aniston Marks Directing Debut With Short Film For Glamour Reel Moments|access-date=August 8, 2008|date=October 17, 2006|website=CBS News|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531063847/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/and-she-directs-too/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She noted that she was inspired to direct by actress [[Gwyneth Paltrow]], who also directed a short film that year.<ref name="vogue">{{cite web|first=Jonathan|last=Van Meter|url=http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/032006/page2.html|title=Jennifer Aniston: A Profile in Courage|access-date=August 8, 2008|date=March 2006|website=Style.com|archive-date=June 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607040732/http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/032006/page2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, Aniston guest-starred in an episode of ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]''—playing the rival of [[Courteney Cox]]'s character<ref>{{cite web|title=TVSquad.com|work=Jennifer Aniston to guest star on Dirt|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/16/jennifer-aniston-to-guest-star-on-dirt|access-date=March 2, 2007|archive-date=January 23, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070123231630/http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/01/16/jennifer-aniston-to-guest-star-on-dirt/|url-status=dead}}</ref>—and in an episode of ''[[30 Rock]]'', playing a woman who [[stalking|stalks]] [[Jack Donaghy]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Frazier|last=Moore|date=August 29, 2008| url= https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_en_tv/tv_aniston30_rock| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080902212522/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080829/ap_en_tv/tv_aniston30_rock| archive-date= September 2, 2008| title= Jennifer Aniston will make a return visit to NBC |agency= Associated Press| access-date=September 7, 2008}}</ref> For the latter she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jennifer Aniston|url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/jennifer-aniston|website=emmys.com|access-date=November 15, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085020/http://www.emmys.com/bios/jennifer-aniston|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:JenniferAnistonFeb09.jpg|thumb|Aniston at the premiere of ''He's Just Not That Into You'' in 2009]]

The 2008 comedy drama ''[[Marley & Me (film)|Marley & Me]]'', starring Aniston and [[Owen Wilson]] as the owners of the titular dog, set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office sales ever with $14.75 million. It earned a total of $51.7&nbsp;million over the four-day weekend and placed number one at the box office, a position it maintained for two weeks.<ref name="MSNBC.MSN">{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/marley-me-sets-christmas-day-record-wbna28394518|title='Marley & Me' sets Christmas Day record|last=Wethcer|first=Barry|date=December 26, 2008|website=Today.com|access-date=May 21, 2008|archive-date=September 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916094842/https://www.today.com/popculture/marley-me-sets-christmas-day-record-wbna28394518|url-status=live}}</ref> The total worldwide gross was $242.7 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=marleyandme.htm|title=Marley and Me (2008)|access-date=May 21, 2008|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=January 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125230417/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=marleyandme.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Her next film in wide release, the romantic comedy ''[[He's Just Not That Into You (film)|He's Just Not That Into You]]'' (2009), in which she starred opposite [[Ben Affleck]], grossed $178.8 million globally<ref>{{cite web|title=He's Just Not That Into You|url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/2009/HJNTU.php|website=The Numbers|publisher=Nash Information Services|access-date=September 1, 2012|author=The Numbers|year=1997–2012|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022081020/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2009/HJNTU.php|url-status=live}}</ref> and ranked number one at the United States box office for its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rappe|first=Elisabeth|title='He's Just Not That Into You' Scores Box Office #1|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604592/hes-just-not-that-into-scores-box-office-1.jhtml|website=MTV|date=February 9, 2009|access-date=August 10, 2013|archive-date=October 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030142927/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604592/hes-just-not-that-into-scores-box-office-1.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> While it received mixed reviews, Aniston, along with Affleck, [[Ginnifer Goodwin]], and [[Jennifer Connelly]], were praised by critics as standouts in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metacritic.com/film/titles/hesjustnot|title=He's Just Not That Into You|access-date=May 21, 2008|website=Metacritic.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205201948/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/hesjustnot|archive-date=February 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jackiekcooper.com/MovieReviews/HesJustNotThatIntoYou.htm |title=Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck in "He's Just Not That in to You" |last=Cooper |first=Jackie K. |access-date=May 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330034922/http://www.jackiekcooper.com/MovieReviews/HesJustNotThatIntoYou.htm |archive-date=March 30, 2009 }}</ref>

Aniston appeared as the former wife of a [[bounty hunter]] ([[Gerard Butler]]) in the romantic comedy action film ''[[The Bounty Hunter (2010 film)|The Bounty Hunter]]'' (2010). The film was panned by critics, with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' writing that "the mishmash ends up as a thoroughly unfunny adult cartoon."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Bounty Hunter – Film Review|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/review/bounty-hunter-film-review-29410|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=August 22, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924211601/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bounty-hunter-film-review-29410|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, it was a box office success, garnering over $130&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bountyhunter.htm |title=The Bounty Hunter (2010) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=July 8, 2010 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |archive-date=January 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102041830/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bountyhunter.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> A lukewarm box office reception greeted her next film, the romantic comedy ''[[The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch]]'' (2010), in which she starred with [[Jason Bateman]] as a 30-something single woman who decides to have a child using a sperm bank. The film's opening weekend drew what ''The Hollywood Reporter'' dubbed "a dispiriting $8.4&nbsp;million".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/switch-bitch-jennifer-aniston-26983|title='Switch' a bitch for Jennifer Aniston|date=October 14, 2010|first1=Gregg|last1=Kilday|first2=Kim|last2=Masters|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=April 25, 2021|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425144326/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/switch-bitch-jennifer-aniston-26983|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received generally mixed reviews, with review site [[Metacritic]] showing 13 out of 30 critics delivering a positive verdict.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metacritic.com/movie/the-switch/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for The Switch|website=Metacritic|access-date=December 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217112640/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-switch/critic-reviews|archive-date=February 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Jennifer Aniston image 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Aniston in 2010]]

In 2010, Aniston was also a guest star on the season two premiere of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s sitcom ''[[Cougar Town]]'', playing a psychiatrist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvguide.com/News/Jennifer-Aniston-Cougar-Town-1022127.aspx|title=Jennifer Aniston Guest-Starring on Cougar Town|website=TV Guide|access-date=August 23, 2010|archive-date=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824101519/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Jennifer-Aniston-Cougar-Town-1022127.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her announcement that she would appear on ''Cougar Town'' garnered excitement and was dubbed her return to television. ''The A.V. Club'' wrote, "[her role] is a funny bit, and it highlights just how much Jennifer Aniston is built to be a TV star."<ref>{{cite news|title=Cougar Town: "All Mixed Up"|url=https://www.avclub.com/cougar-town-all-mixed-up-1798165968|access-date=August 22, 2015|website=AV Club|date=September 22, 2010|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151937/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/cougar-town-all-mixed-up-45174|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jennifer Aniston on 'Cougar Town': Reminding Us Why She's a Star|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/09/jennifer-aniston-on-cougar-town-reminding-us-why-shes-a-star/63468/|access-date=August 28, 2015|website=The Atlantic|date=September 23, 2010|archive-date=September 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918173313/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/09/jennifer-aniston-on-cougar-town-reminding-us-why-shes-a-star/63468/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Us Review: Jennifer Aniston Is "Hilariously Wily" on ABC's Cougar|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/review-jen-aniston-is-hilariously-wily-on-cougar-town-2010229|access-date=August 28, 2015|website=US Magazine|date=September 22, 2010|archive-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926113825/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/review-jen-aniston-is-hilariously-wily-on-cougar-town-2010229|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, she starred opposite [[Adam Sandler]] as an office manager posing as the wife of a plastic surgeon in the romantic comedy ''[[Just Go with It]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicole-kidman-joining-sandler-aniston-21104 |title=Nicole Kidman joining Sandler-Aniston film |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |agency=Associated Press |date=October 14, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2011 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102094014/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nicole-kidman-joining-sandler-aniston-21104 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thepretendwife.htm|title=Just Go With It (2011)|access-date=February 11, 2011|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=March 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301055831/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thepretendwife.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/86651_Exclusive_on_the_Set_Jennifer_Aniston_and_Adam_Sandler_Just_Go_with_It/index.html |title=Exclusive on the Set: Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler 'Just Go with It' |website=ET Online |access-date=June 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506104613/http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/05/86651/index.html |archive-date=May 6, 2010}}</ref> and played a sexually aggressive dentist in ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ward |first=Kate |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/05/13/jamie-foxx-horrible-bosses-starz-michael-jackson-this-is-it/ |title=Jamie Foxx joins 'Horrible Bosses,' Starz to air 'Michael Jackson's 'This Is It' (Excess Hollywood) |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 13, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-date=May 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520014945/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/13/jamie-foxx-horrible-bosses-starz-michael-jackson-this-is-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Just Go with It'' and ''Horrible Bosses'' both made over $100 million in North America and $200&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thepretendwife.htm|title=Just Go With It|access-date=November 5, 2018|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031133022/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thepretendwife.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=horriblebosses.htm|title=Horrible Bosses|access-date=November 5, 2018|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153531/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=horriblebosses.htm|archive-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Aniston appeared in the comedy ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'' (2012) with [[Paul Rudd]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|agency=Associated Press|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/aniston-rudd-experiencing-wanderlust-23496|title=Aniston, Rudd experiencing 'Wanderlust'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=April 10, 2011|archive-date=October 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026104148/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aniston-rudd-experiencing-wanderlust-23496|url-status=live}}</ref> with whom she acted in ''The Object of My Affection'' and also ''Friends'', as a married couple who join a commune after losing their money and deciding modern life is not for them.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638950/20100512/story.jhtml |title=Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd Re-Team For 'WanderLust' |website=MTV |date=May 12, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-date=December 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213060355/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1638950/20100512/story.jhtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> The script for ''Wanderlust'', bought by [[Universal Pictures]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/universal-warms-up-wanderlust-1118019146/|title=Universal warms up 'WanderLust'|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|work=Variety|date=May 11, 2010|access-date=April 10, 2011|archive-date=September 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916223559/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019146.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> was produced by [[Judd Apatow]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |url=https://thewrap.com/ind-column/callbacks-rudd-aniston-have-wanderlust-pitt-aronofsky-go-tiger-hunting-17253 |title=Callbacks: Rudd, Aniston Have 'Wanderlust'; Pitt, Aronofsky to Chase 'Tiger' |website=Thewrap.com |date=May 11, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-date=May 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514121742/http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/callbacks-rudd-aniston-have-wanderlust-pitt-aronofsky-go-tiger-hunting-17253 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dean |first=Greg |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_man_2/news/1884603/weekly_ketchup_sam_jackson_reveals_nick_fury_plans |title=Weekly Ketchup: Sam Jackson reveals Nick Fury plans |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=May 14, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100518080235/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_man_2/news/1884603/weekly_ketchup_sam_jackson_reveals_nick_fury_plans |archive-date=May 18, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Wanderlust'' received positive reviews but was a box office failure, grossing only $21&nbsp;million worldwide, against a production budget of $35&nbsp;million.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web | url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wanderlust.htm | title= ''Wanderlust'' | work= Box Office Mojo | publisher= Internet Movie Database | access-date= December 5, 2019 | archive-date= June 26, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190626182509/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=wanderlust.htm | url-status= live }}</ref> Aniston starred as a struggling stripper who agrees to pose as a wife for a drug deal, with [[Jason Sudeikis]], in ''[[We're the Millers]]'' (2013). The film received mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web|title=We're the Millers|url=https://metacritic.com/movie/were-the-millers|website=Metacritic|access-date=August 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812073435/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/were-the-millers|archive-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> but was a financial success, grossing $269&nbsp;million against a budget of $37&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|title=We're the Millers|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=werethemillers.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 18, 2013|archive-date=September 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910045219/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=werethemillers.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>